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Residents press Smyrna council on parking and dumping; new Silver Comet Indivisible urges council not to cooperate with ICE
Summary
During public comment residents described chronic parking and dumping problems in downtown and neighborhood areas and urged new 'age‑in‑place' housing options; John Terry, a founder of Silver Comet Indivisible, asked the council not to cooperate with ICE and thanked police for supporting free speech at a recent large protest.
Three residents used the citizen participation portion of the meeting to raise neighborhood quality and public‑policy concerns.
Lisa Lewis, a longtime Smyrna resident, described recurring on‑street parking enforcement actions near Church Street and Reed Street, said the neighborhood lacks sufficient spaces for multi‑unit housing, and suggested the city consider "age‑in‑place" housing options downtown for older residents. Lewis said she had…
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